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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-23
The Pope's Idea of woman.s Dre..

White, blue and black are the three
colors becoming to young people, said
the pope, when giving some instructions
TO secretary regarding the trousseau of
his niece, Countess Marie Ricci. GRAY
and brown" added the holy father. "only
suit old women. and as for all other col.
ors do not like them"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-23

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Managcr--W hat the matter?
Usher ss-stutter 50 / couldn't veil
''fflire' quick enough il the t-theatcr
should catch.
Manager-Stay where you are You're
jus, the man we want.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-12
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
An Efficient Remedy

nary Affections is AYERS CHERRv
PECTORAL. As such it is recognized ana
prescribed by the medical profession, and
in many thousands of families, for the
past forty years, it has been regarded as an
invaluable household remedy. It is a
preparation that only requires to be taken
in very small quantities, and few doses
of it administered in the early stages of a
cold or cough will effect speedy cure,
and may, very possibly, save life. There
Is no doubt whatever that
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-12
Cherry PeCtOral

Has preserved the lives of great numbers
OF persons, by arresting the development Of
L0ryngitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia.
and Pulmonary Consumption, and bv
the cure of those dangerous malndies. Ii
should be kept ready for use in every
family where there are children, as it IL .
medicine far superior to all others in the
treatment of. Group, the alleViation OF
Whooping Cough, and the cure of Colds
and Influenza, ailments peculiarly Incl
dental to childhood and youth. Prompt
tude In dealing with all diseases of this
class is of the utmost Importance. The
loss of single day may, In many cases.
entail fatal consequences. Do not waste
precious time in experimenting with
medicines of doubtful efficacy, while the
malady is constantly GaininS a deeper
hold, but take ut once the sleediest and
most certain to cure,
Ayers Cherry PectOraI,
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-12
CONSUMPTION.

winch Is scrofulous Disease of tho Lungs.
ts promptly and certainly arrested end cured BY
this God-given remedy, IL taken before the last
stages Of the disease are reached. From its won
derful power this terribly fatal disease whom
public, DR. PIERCE thought seriously OF calling is
his Consumption Cure" but abandoned
that name as too limited for medicine which.
from its wonderful combination Of tonic, or
strengthening alternative, blood-cleansing, anti
bilious, poctorial, and Rutritiye properties, In
unequaled, nob only as a remedy for consumption
Of the lungs, but for all
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The japanese make cheese from beans
and peas.
Over 300 people in Rome, Mich, had
the mumps at the same time.
An average human pulse at infancy is
140 per minute; at two years, 100; from
sixteen to nineteen, so; at MANHOOD, rs;
old age, 90.
Cairo in Egypt was founded IN 973 by
the first of the Fatimite caliphs. Saladin
surrounded it with strong walls and mag
nifcent gates.
Six thousand houses were thrown
down, 1000 inhabitants killed, and a
conflagration kindlcd, which spread still
wider destruction, by the terrible earth
quake in Lisbon in 1866.
The first auction ever held was in
Great Britain in 100, when Elishur, a
Governor of Fort George, in the East
Indies, publicly sold the goods he had
brought home to the highest bidder.
fla Chinaman desires the death of an
enemy he goes and hangs himself upon
his neighbor's door. 1t is a sure cure to
kill not only that particular enemy, but
members of his entire family will be IN
jeopardy of losing their lives.
When Chinaman desires a visitor to
dine with him he does not ask him to do
so, but when he does not wish him to
stay he puts the question: "Oh, please
stay and dine with me-" The visitor
will then know he is not wanted.
A new trade for women in Albany is
that of "neighborhood darncr." The
woman who follows it has for her Gus
toners dozen or twenty households,
each of which she visits weekly. and
spends few hours in doing up the family
darning and mcnding.
A few years ago Wilton was one of the
most louishing villages in Minnesota. A
railroad built through that section left
the village at one side, and now the
place is dead. One of its original pro-
prietors has Just sold 115 lots to one
purchaser, and the old town site is con-
vcrtcd into farming land.
A Frcnchman recently rode into
Watcrville, Me-, driving a big New
foundland dog hitched to q small two
wheeled cart, which the animal had
hauled inside of three days from q town
in Canada, distance of about 15o miles.
The owner said the dog could outstrip in
a days journey the best of horses.
Haroun al Raschid, in e02, sent to
Charlemagne, among other presents from
Bagdad, clock of curious workman
ship. The first clock with balance was
made by DeVick in 1864, and the first
with a pendulum in lG41. Watches with
springs were first made at Nuremberg,
about 1477, but the first successful ap-
plication of spring to watches was by
DR.. Hooke, in 1868.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
The United States Supreme Court.

Everything about the Supreme court is
imprcssing and awc-lnspiring. Even the
two trim negro men who sit at the inner
and outer doors and noiselessly open
them by means of a cord attached to the
d ,or knobs, to allow persons to pass in
and out, apparently perform that duty
with deep sense of their responsibility.
The mi-circular chamber, with its state
ly columns of mottled Potomac marble,
its half-domed roof, lighted by skylights,
its substantial, old-fashioned furniture,
and the rich upholstery of the sofas az
ranged upon the sides for the accommo-
dation of spectators, recall historic scenes
glorifcd as they are viewed through the
dim mist of time, and its walls seem
ready to echo the voices of the past. The
appearance and bearing of the nine
elderly gentlemen who sit in row upon
raised platform behind long desk,
clothed in their black silk robes, the abb
solutc silence cnioincd upon all not hav-
ing to address the court, and the subdued
monotoncs in which the business is tram
sactcd, makes one feel that here at least
are gravity and attention bcfitting the
dignity ola great government.-Amert-
ca1 M,Qasine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
The Snow Plant of the Sierras

One of the most interesting products
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is the
beautiful snow plant. The scientific
name for this flower is Sarcobcs ranguine.
meaning "blooded flesh" June is its
month of blooming, and it can be found
growing in secluded spots IN the noun
tains, where the snow fails deepest in the
winter, and where Tie tall grass grows
thickly and casts an unbroken shade.
The plant itself is from four to ten inches
in height, and is ofa bright scarlet color,
including leaves and flowers, althoug b
the stem is pink and white. The flowers
are attached close to the stem, and the
leaves curl upward and partially hide
the flowers from view, the whole being
in the form of cone. The leaves have
a delicate frost like edge, which makes
them extremely beautiful. Every visitor
to this vicinity always manages to secure
one of these curiosities to show to friends
below. How these plants grow is not
known to botanists, rs they are neither
seed nor bulb. They are supposed to be
parasite, and cannot be propagated.
Localities where they are abundant one
season may not procure single specimen
the next. A beautiful Indian legend is
connected with the origin of this flower,
which is to the effect that once upon
time lovely Indian maiden died Of q
broken heart on account of the faithless-
ness of her lover; that her spirit sought
refuge in the darkest hooks in the forest,
where sounds of her sobbing and wailing
are frequently heard among the trees;
that the tears she sheds are drops of
blood, and wherever one of these touches
the earth there springs up a crimson
plant. .-7ruckee (Neo.) Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
A Queer Pardon Story.

Queer things happen in this pardon
business Historian L. B. Proctor, au-
thor of Bench and Bar" and several
other standard works, was telling me the
other day of peculiar pardon case under
Governor Seward. writes an Albany(N.Y. }
correspondent of the Buffalo Courier.
Mr.. Proctor was student in Governor
Stewards law Office in Auburn, when
Judge Samuel Blatchford was partner
of Seward. A man and his wife had
been convicted of crime and both were
sent to State prison. He was sent to
Auburn and she was serving term in
Sing Sing. Sympathy had been aroused
for the woman and a petition 81 gncd by
many influential names was presented to
Governor Seward for her pardon. After
mature consideration he decided to grant
it, and on his way to New York one day,
stopped at Sing Sing and delivered the
pardon papers himsclf-an unsual thing.
The woman's name was Frances, and her
husbands name was Francis. She was
handed the pardon and walked out.
Seeing that the masculine form "Francis'
appeared in the pardon she took train
at once for Auburn and presented the
pardon to the Warden, with the statement
that she had been pardoncd by Governor
Seward and been allowed to bring her
husbands pardon in person. The
Warden looked at it. 1t called for the
release of the man, and he was brought
out, handed the pardon and allowed to
90 free. When Governor Seward found
out the mistake he thought it better to
say nothing about it, and the prisoner
Maa leYer returned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
Spending Money JudiciOuSly.

John McDonough, the New Orleans
millionaire said one day: This is what
many people do not understand-spend
ing money judiciously. They are afraid
of spending money. A man who wishes
to make fortune must first make show
of liberality and spend money in order
to obtain it. By dinner l once gave to
the Spanish authorities | obtained then
good will and esteem, and was enabled
to make large sum. To succeed In life,
then, you must obtain the favor and in
iuence OF the opulent and the authori-
ties of the country in which you live.
This is the first rule. ."-Dry Goods Chroni
Gle.
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A Rig Fish OIL a Small Hook.

The exploit of the Florida fisherman
who landed tarpon, more famlllarly
known as the silver fish, with rod and
reel, has been excelled by young lad Of
Handsborough named Germain, who,
with a common fishing pole, a tive-cent
line, and an ordinary trout hook, landed
Il 3OO-pound tarron at this place on the
4th. Gcrmain was fishing for mackerel
on the canning factory wharf, when his
bait went under with jerk. 1t seemed
so like mackcrel bite that he essayed to
land his game in mackerel style. The re-
sistance offered and the immediate ap-
pcarance of the silver-coated monster,
who broke the water and threw himself
into the air only to dive back to the
deep, showed that tarpon was hooked.
The lad held on to the pole like grim
death and yelled. Messrs. Willie Hay
ward, keen sportsman, Thad Lyons,
an expert fisherman, and Jack Craig, an
other expert, being on hand, relieved the
lad at intervals, and the fish was skill
fully played until, exhausted, it lay pant
ing on its side by the pier posts. Three
thrusts OF the harpoon glanced off. The
fourth transtixcd him. Its jumps mean
time had been immense. 1t threw itself
from the water and turned with that Pc
culiar wrigglc which, it is said, throws
the hook from the jaws, but every effort
it made to get straight tension on the
line was met by the man at the end of
the pole, and, almost lifeless, the grand
game lay by the posts of the pier. To
get the monster on the pier was the next
question. AS he lay supinely on his side
Jack Craig skinned down one of the
posts and inserted big hook in his gills.
This movement of Craig's resulted in
rc:aliatory movement on the part of the
fish, who gave what old whalers have de-
scribed as the death furry, and Craig was
struck on the head by the end of the fish's
tail, which for moment stunned him.
Upon his recovery the parties pulled the
grand catch upon the pier. Its weigh
was in the neighborhood Of 300 pounds.
-NeW Orleans 7imes-D no rat.
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The Bana of Engineers.

moonlight nights-thcy are the bant
of railroad engineers, remarked a head
official of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to Cincinnati COmmerriGL Gazettt
reporter. He is a gentleman who know:
every branch of railroading.
ii would have thought that the train
men would be glad to have moonlight
nights, :" interposed the writer.
''No, sir: all engineers dread moon
light nights; they try the nerves of the
engineers to the utmost. Engineers like tt
run on dark nights. On moonlight
night the trouble with them is no trouble
at all-shadows. An engineer, looking
out from his engine, sees before him all
manner of shadows. He is sure that the
shadow across the track is man, or q
rock. or some kind of an obstruction.
He doesn't know, and he is kept in
state of nervous excitement all the time.
Going around curves, along hillsidcs,
MANY curious shadows are outlined on tho
track, and very often an engineer is SC
worked up over a nights ride that he is
scarcely able to perform his duties.
Some years ago, when l was going over
the man stem of the Baltimore and Ohio
ono night, there was a freight wreck
ahead Of us. They were running frcigh,
in conveys then, or us we now call
them, in sections. Our train was stopped
and went forward to see what was the
damage. Lying in a cut was about the
worst freight wreck have ever seen.
went forward to see what the trouble
was. 1t was a moonlight night and when
I got forward saw the engineer. He
was shaking all over with excitement.
He was one of the oldest and best en-.
ginecrs on the road and l was surprised
to see him so nervous, as he escaped un'
hurt.
"'What is the trouble, Tom2' Iasked
him. l could see nothing wrong.
"sIt was a rock replied Tom. j
was coming round the curve when saw
it. 1t was big one big enough tc
smash whole train. reversed the en-
gine to avoid smash up, and the cars
coming down the grade just piled up in
the shape you see them
81 looked around, but could see nc
rock any where. The wreck was cleared
away that night and there wasn't a sign
of an obstruction near the locomotive.
We all were curious to find out what had
caused the trouble. The next night a
railroad man went to the cut, and there
in the moonlight he saw perfect image
of a big rock lying across the track. lie
looked up on the hillside and there wa:
a big rock throwing its shadow down on
the track that caused wreck that cost
the company thousands of dollars. No.
sir; if an engineer wants things to suit
him, he don't want moonlight by which
! to run his train"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
A Curious law Case.

A curious law case, which has arisen
out of the recent earthquake at Diano
Marino, will shortly be decided before an
Italian court. Two adjoining houses at
Diano Marino, belonging to two different
families, were destroyed by the earth.
Quake and the inhabitants were all killed.
when the ruins and corpscs were re-
moved, the sum of 200, 900 francs in
gold and bank notes was found among
the debris. AS it was impossible to as
certain to which house the money be-
lonsed, and as no member of either FAM
ilv was saved to decide the matter, the
surviving relatives have brought their
cases before the Judges, whose decision
is expected in Italy with much interest.
-HrD0a0ut.
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is worthy of the name. Here is tht

is worthy of the name. Here is the
headquarters of the Highbinders, the
famous secret society of thugs and muir
dercrs, who caused SO much terror in
San Francisco. and who have been at
the bottom of not a few desperate
crimes in New York. There are proba-
blv three hundred of these criminals and
ourcasts, who haunt the dirty base
ments and tenemcnts of Broken Head
street," gambling, drinking, smoking
opium and carrying on wild orgies,
which sometimes end in fatal atfrays.
The respectable element in Chinatown
looks downs upon these rutfians, but it
also fears them. They are known to
hold life lightly, and for the smallest
sum will hire themselves out to do any
desperate deed.
There are two JOSS houses on Chatham
! Square, and even these arc now unable
TO accommodate the crowds of thorough
paced heathcns that worship in them.
The Chinaman is just as fond of his
snub nosed gods as before he brcathed
the air of Christian New York. There
is now project under way to build IN
Chatham Square new Joss house that
will surpass anything of the kind IN the
country. Wo Kec and other wealthy
Cinnamon are behind it, and it is certain
to he success. 1t will not he built,
however, until next year.
The Chinese of New York are careful
to give respectable burial to their Drcth-
rem who die. They own plots in Green
wood, Evcrgrcens and New York Bay
Cemeteries. That in the latter cemetery
is the largest, and cost $3.50. Several
hundred graves in all are to be seen IN
these plots.
Chinatown has no printed newspaper
now. Several years ago Wong Chlnn
Foo established the Chinese -4m,<ricaa,
but it died. and the experiment has not
been repeated There is, however, IL
ncwspaper of an original pattern. 1t has
no CITY editor, and the whole of China
town is on its staff. Those ancient jour
nalistic chcstnuts, "Veritas," ''Ol:l Sub
scriber.n and others whose chief ambl-
ton is to lombard newspaper o'Ercs
with communications of all kinds, would
admire this newspaper. 70: its c'lnmnS
are no less than about 125 feet long, "n''
are open to all.
! At almost any time of day q group Of
Cinnamon may be seen standing around
the telegraph pole in front OF Wo kccs
grocery store. That telegraph pole Is
Chinatown's daily newspaper. 1t doesn't
circulate at all but the whole town reads
it. At intervals solemn looking China
man comes along and sticks slip of pa
pcr with cabalistic characters inscribed
upon it on the telegraph pole. These
slips contain the scandal and gossip OF
the colony. They tell how Tom Wcy
fell into the hands of the Highbindcrs
in Pell street and came to grief; of big
loss at fan tan by All Hump; of Lung
Wang's desire to sci! his laundary, or of
Less KEGS adventure with Judge Duffy,
and subsequent involuntary trip to Black
wells Island.
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